Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

The latest OTN Archbeat Podcast features an interview with Paul Priess, the CEO and founder of IASA, the interntational association of software architects, in a discussion of IT architecture as a profession. Listen to Part 1 Paul discusses the the origins, background, and mission of IASA. Listen to Part 2 Paul talks about the future of IT architecture and the roles education and certification play in defining and refining the profession. You can learn more about IASA and...

The Start-Up of You | Thomas Friedman - NYTimes.com "Indeed, what is most striking when you talk to employers today is how many of them have used the pressure of the recession to become even more productive by deploying more automation technologies, software, outsourcing, robotics — anything they can use to make better products with reduced head count and health care and pension liabilities," says Friedman. "That is not going to change." Coming to Terms with...

Facebook's Database Architecture: Think ExaData; Exalogic? | Ron Batra Batra asks: "Would a few Oracle ExaData boxes clustered together by Infiniband and RAC take Facebook to a newer technology level?" PODCAST: Embracing EA and TOGAF® aids companies in improving innovation, market response and governance | The Open Group A podcast panel discussion on how to leverage advanced concepts in TOGAF® for business benefits... Demo: How to Harvest Run-time Metrics Into Oracle Enterprise...

In his post, EA Fundamentalism, on The Open Group's blog, Stuart Boardman offers this observation: [I]n the EA blogosphere at the moment (e.g. the EA group on LinkedIn) every discussion seems to deteriorate into debate about what the proper definition of EA is (guess how many different "right answers" there are) or which of TOGAF or Zachman or <insert your favourite framework here> is the (only) correct framework or why all of them are totally wrong, or worse still, what the...

Manufacturing: An Introduction: JDE - VCP Integration | Oracle E-Business Suite Communities Blog July 27, 8am PT / 11 am ET. This one-hour session is recommended for technical and functional users who would be willing to use and Integrate JDE with Oracle VCP Products. How to work with Technical People | Orthogonal 3 Developers are many things, but most importantly they a problem solvers. SaaS integration - making the ERP mistakes on a bigger scale | Steve JonesJones says: "One...

This week in the Oracle Technology Network Architect Center... Virtual Developer Day: SOA - This series of virtual events includes live Oracle SOA Suite presentations and demonstrations delivered by Oracle product and technology experts, along with a moderated hands-on lab where you can get in on the act -- without having to get through airport security. Events in this series are scheduled to suit your time zone and location. Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise...

Here's what you'll find in this week's update of the Oracle Technology Network Architect Center... Architects are busy people! Even with preparation for last week's Kscope 2011 in Long Beach, CA, Oracle ACE Director Guido Schmutz managed to crank out a new article, Event-Driven SOA: Events Meet Services. It's Guido's first for OTN, and he's already at work with fellow ACE Director Ronald van Luttikhuizen on a new series of articles. In this week's update you'll also find...

Powering the Cloud with Oracle WebLogic | Lucas Jellema A Kscope 2011 presentation by Oracle ACE Director Lucas Jellema. Kscope 11 Fusion Middleware presentations | Peter Paul van de Beek Peter Paul van de Beek shares "some of the highlights and summaries" of selected Kscope11 presentations. Chrome breaks 20 percent global browser market share | Simon Mackie - GigaOm Mackie reports that "Chrome is now used by a fifth of Internet users worldwide." Fighting Cancer With Knowledge...

Things are going to be quiet around here next week. I'll be on vacation beginning Monday July 4, then jumping back in the saddle on Monday July 11.    If you need me, I'll be on the patio with an iPad full of magazines and books, a cool drink, and maybe a nice cigar.    Have a safe and happy Fourth of July weekend!